gift vs skill

gift

noun
  • A talent or natural ability. 

  • Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. 

  • Something gained incidentally, without effort. 

  • The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing. 

verb
  • To give as a gift or donation. 

  • To give away, to concede easily. 

skill

noun
  • Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate. 

verb
  • To know; to understand. 

  • To have knowledge or comprehension; discern. 

  • To set apart; separate. 

  • To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to). 

  • To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous. 

  • To spend acquired points in exchange for skills. 

adj
  • Great, excellent. 

How often have the words gift and skill occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )